Evelyn Clarke
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Evelyn Clarke is a contemplative educator engaging in mindful philosophy, self-compassion, and the cultivation of ethical awareness.
Experience
Evelyn has led workshops and online courses on self-compassion, meditative arts, and virtue ethics for over 14 years, inspiring global audiences.
Education
M.Ed. in Contemplative Education, Simon Fraser University
Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher
Posts
Social Media and the Practice of Compassionate Ethics Online
In the flicker of screens, it's easy to forget the warmth of real presence. But even here, among digital currents, our kindness matters—sometimes more than we realize.
Integrating Prajna: Bringing Wisdom into Everyday Mindfulness Practice
Some mornings, wisdom feels like quiet mist—present, but hard to hold. In these pages, we wonder how prajna—deep, embodied knowing—can settle softly among the rhythms of mindfulness practice.
Women in Buddhist Mindfulness: Tracing the Quiet Power of Practitioners and Teachers
Across centuries and quiet dawns, women have carried the teachings of Buddhist mindfulness—often softly, sometimes boldly, always with care.
Purpose, Meaning, and the Quiet Creation of Each Moment
It’s easy to search for a grand meaning and miss the small acts that shape each day. This is an invitation to sense purpose as it forms, moment by moment, like dew gathering on morning grass.
Self-Judgment or Self-Compassion? Listening Beyond the Inner Critic
Even in the quietest moments, the voice of self-judgment can feel sharp and insistent. Yet within us all, there is also a gentler voice—the possibility of self-compassion—waiting to be heard. This practice invites us to notice each, and to soften the old cycle with mindful attention.
Free Will and the Tides of Mindfulness in Buddhism
We often wonder—am I truly choosing each thought, or am I carried along by older currents within? In the gentle light of Buddhist mindfulness, the question of free will becomes both a doorway and a resting stone.